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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
Died From His Injuries.

Special Telegram tome SaRSGy RegiSsT.
CLARKsBURG, ". VA, December IL
Elisha Flannigan, who your correspondent
reported had lost ley by being run over
by the Weston train, died yesterday, al,
though it was thought for several days
after the limb was amputated that his re.
coyery was certain. The funeral occurred
to-day.
On Friday, John Furbee, an old and re-
spected citizen, and for the past thirty
years watchman on the Parkersburg
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
died after an illness of several months
from erysipelas. His remains were inter
red to day in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
Where Ladies' Most Resort.

One Of the chief places Of resort for the
ladies, during these holiday times, is the
dry goods store Of p. K ennedy, 1895 Main
street. This preference for Mr.. Kennedy's
store is easily explained, when one catches
a glimpse of the exceedingly tasteful and
enticing display Of dry goods which be is
making. The stock of seasonsble goods
and articles on exhibition and for sale by
Mr.. Kennedy is undoubtedly the most at
tractive he has ever brought to Wheeling,
and his extensive place Of business is
crowded at all times with shoppers, who
are in ecstacies at the varied assortment
and very low prices which prevail.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
KILLED By HIS WIFE.
An Aged German Rexten to Doath a
r,rlrn al.

An Aged German Beaten to Doath mt
Clarksburg.
Special telegram 10 lH Sunday Register.
CLARKsBURG, w. VA, December IL
Late yesterday evening one of the most
startling and fearful murders that has ever
been chronicled in this or any other coun-
ty, occurred withina mile of this city.
The particulars Of the horrible affair have
not been fully ascertained. However, il
is certain that old John Thomey, Ger.
man who is engaged in dairy, went home
intoxicated and got into an alteration
with his wife, who struck him over the
head with a potato masher, breaking the
skull, from which he died shortly after.
His wife has fled, and no steps so far os
your correspondent is informed, have been
taken for her apprehension. Murder and
other crime will not down until the law is
more strictly enforced, and criminals pun
ished for this and similar atrocious Of
tenses
Later-Thomey is rot dead, but the
physician says he will not live long.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
HIGGINS SUCCESSOR.
A Relative of Secretary FaIrchlld Appoint
ed the Place.

A Relative of Secretary FalrChlld Appoint
ed the Place.
WASHINGTON, December l7.-Secretsry
Fairchild has decided to appoint Mr., Perry
C. Smith, of New Jersey, as chief OF the
appointment division of the Treasury De
partmeut ia place of Mr.. Eugene Higgins,
resigned. Mr.. Smith is n cousin of the
Secretary. and at present holds the posi-
tion of disbursing clerk of the Postoiiice
Department, and was personally COM
plimented for his business capacity by
The Postmaster General in his last
annual report. He has accepted the new
appointment, and will relieve Mr. Higgins
of his duties early in January. He has
always been Democrat, but has never
taken an active part in politics. Secretary
Fairchild said he hesitated about giving
the Office to q relative, but was impelled to
do Sc, by the close and confidential char
acter of the office and tue good business
qualifications of Mr.. Saith.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
CLOSE OF THE FAIR.
st. Johns Church Realizes a Handsome
Sum,

st. Johns Church Realizes n Handsome
Sum.
The fair held by the ladies of st. Johns
German Independent Protestant church at
Arion Hall, the last three days Of this
week, closed successfully last evening
The fair opened at o'clock yesterday af
ternoon, and splendid oyster supper was
served from till So'clOck, which was par
taken of by a large number Of visitors.
The crowd kept increasing until in the
evening the hall was literally jammed
with people, who purchased literally Of the
wares on sale. The affair was success
from beginning to end, and q handsome
sum will be realized. All who worked for
its success deserve great praise. The fol-
lowing articles were raflied off last eve
ming:
No. 125, held by Miss Louis Hoeffler,
drew the large rocking chair donated by
Messrs. Frew & Bertschey. No. lO5,
held by Mrs. Sophia Driehorst, drew a fine
rocking chair donated by Chas. Fisher.
No. g., held by Mrs. Goberf OF Fulton,
drew a handsome chair tidy, made and
presented by Mrs. Eddie Orth. No. 10.
held by Miss Liepschky, drew chandelier,
donated by Trimble d Lutz. No. 2s, held
byMrs. Amelia Heller, drew a fine quilt, Do
mated by Miss Roepke. No. 120, held by
Mrs. Katie Heckel drew Sarstago trunk,
donated By A. Wilhelm; No. 60, held by
Nick Schraebe, drew o glass water set,
donated BY Hobbs, Brockunier & Co.; No.
Is, held by Mrs. Edith Medick. drew a
large cake, donated by Christian Floto;
No. 20, held by Mrs Neuhardt, drew a
table cover, donated by MH. Huebel; No.
55, held by Miss Edith Schneider, drew a
painting donated by Mr.. George thinner;
No. Is, held by Ms. Eliza Butsky, drew a
ring, donated by Mrs. Roettger; No. 26,
held by August Ackernousen, drew china
tea set, donated by Mr.. Henderson; No. IL.
held by Elinor Moore, drew rug, donated
BY Friend & Son.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
HURLEY'S DENS.
Description of the Awful Scenes About
the Wisconsin Lumber Town.

a Description of the Awful scenes About
the Wisconsin Lumber Town.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, December lG.---
A prominent railroad official, who has just
returned from Northern Wisconsin. says
the reports about the vile dens in that
section have not been exaggerated, and
that the State and county officials are
guilty of falsehood or else they do not
know what they are talking about The
gentleman referred to has been connected
with the $500" Road for the past two
years. The greater part of that time has
been spent in the midst of the scenes OF
which the little that is known has caused
people to shudder. He has had oppor-
tunities TO become acquainted with the
situation such as few men have had, aud
his veracity is beyond question.
81 have been connected with the con-
struction of roads through new territory
all my life" he went on, "but never saw
anything that compares with the hell-holes
of Northern Wisconsin. The newspape
reports have not been exaggerated, simply
because those places cannot he eNsgger-
atcd, except in one or two minor points
In Hurley. Ashland, Diamond City, and
the other vile holes the variety theaters
are the worst places. The girls
ARE NOT IMPRISONED
nor kept under lock and key, as people
have been led to suppose. They imprison
them in different way. Girls are induced
to come there by big salary. When they
arrive they are fined for every little
thing. In fact, the fines keep them without
money, and they can get away. 1t is a
common thing for women TO sell their
clothes from their backs to get money 10
get out of town. Then a great many
women are ruined in these variety theatres
They take girls who are pure but ignorant,
drug them and induce them to 20 10 the
theatre There they are ruined. When
the brute does thing Of that sort he goes
out and tells his friends: then they sur
round the poor stupid girl and torment
her. ! have knewn Of cases where they
have taken every strip Of clothing from a
girl and made merry Of her.
These dens are nearly always surround
ed by high board fence. The majority
of women in the vile sinks are the wretched
creatures who are cast out of the lowest
dens Of the city. Occasionally young
girl is found among them. The men in
that country represent as low form Of
civilization as the women. They are
mostly Polacks. They do not seem to be
human. They have no respect for q
woman, no matter how pure or good she
may be, They will assault one whenever
they get an opportunity. Scarcely night
goes By that some one is not dangerously
injured in the dance-houses. Many and
many a murder has been committed which
has been hushed up quickly. They forget
all about one murder in that country in
day or two / know Of four Swedes that
we're murdered in a quarrel. The author
tiles never heard Of it. We do not dare to
say much; our lives would not be worth
much if We did,"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

NEW YORK, December 17.-Justice Kill
breath, of the Tombs Police Court, has dis
missed the case against Henry S. Ives, whC
was charged by Julius Dexter, of CinCin'
natl, with stealing a draft for 100000
from the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
railroad. Neither Mr.. Dexter nor his
counsel was in court. Ives, his lawyers
and several friends were there, and when
the defendant was discharged he was con-
graduated. Ives says he will at once in
stitute proceedings against Dexter, claim
ing $4,000 for malicious prosecution.
Mr. Dexter is stopping at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, and may be served with the papers
this afternoon.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
Edgar Thomson works Shut Down.

PIrTsBURG, PA, December 1.-THE
converting, blooming and rail departments
of the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, at
Braddocks, Pa, were closed down to-day
and the employees notified that for the
present there would be no work for them.
1t is understood that the rail mill sus-
pension is for an indefinite period, but the
blooming and converting departments will
resume after the annual repairs have been
made. The shut down will throw several
thousand men out of employment.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
>ccrstarr Gnrland.. Appointments.

WASHINGTON, December 1.-THE At
to'aey-General has appointed Mr.. F. p.
D'wccs, ct Pennsylvania, an assistant at
tornrg in the Department Of Justice, at a
salary OF S}glD per anuum, vice Mr.. Ed
ward Watson, deceased. This is promo
''oa. The Attorney-Geueral has also ap-
pointed William J. Hill, of Marlborough,
Nd, to be an assistant attorney NJ s., 500
pr annum, vice Nr. Devices, promoted.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
The FASTEST Ocean Voyage ON Record.

NEW YORK, December 1.-THE steamer
Lt'.y'a, which reached Queenstown to-day,
made the fastest eaSt-bOuud tripon record.
her time irom New York to Fastnet being
S'A uayS aud two hours. The same steamer
1aS the fastest weSt-bOund record-six
u4y, hye hours and forty-tour minutes.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
penslons for West NircInians.

Spccia! TEicQrar 10 the Sunday Register.
WASHINGTON, d. c., December IL
4 pension has been granted to Benjamin
4. Duncan, of Point Pleasant, w. Va.
The pensions of West Virginiaus have
been increased as follows: Isaac II. Duval,
of Wellsburg; John T. Crosse, OF Union
town; Newton Criss, of Ellenboro; VIM.
WaSs, of COTS; Fulton Tucker, of Charles
ton; VIM. Graham, of West Grafton.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
A GREAT PRODUCTION.

"Jim the Penman" at the Opera House,
Tuesday and Wednesday Evenings.
On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
that great Madison Square success, Jim
the Penman," which has created furore
on two continents, and been lavishly prsis-
ed by the press and public, will be produc.
ed at the Opera House by Mr.. A. III. Pal
mer's original Madison Square Theatre
Company, and large houses are assured.
Seats are on sale at Banners and no one
can afford to miss seeing this great produc.
ton.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
NEWS AND COMMENT.

n rVIs mornings REGISTER Is publish
-, the full report Of the Senate Committee
An privileges and Elections in the West
y.;,,;ris senatorial contest. The whole
,,.t,sr Is here laid haze and will he inter
sting reading especially to the legal
n.,,3s Of the state. IL is concise, COM
,r.,s ar5 convincing. The whole pitb of
=, ,b. 5,cis;on is stated in this sentence of
tbe report. When that constitution Lof
w,s. Virginia. provided that the Legis-
,,.pre 80 convened in extraordinary &C.
.,.i,ps should enter upon no business
.,,snf that stated in the proclamation by
which it WIS called together ~ the people
,,rst be presumed to have had in mind
,.,.ipcSs to be transacted under authority
o, rbe State Constitution, and not TO have
intended % prohibit the performance OF
5p,irs imposed upon it by the supreme
,r,bority ogthe Constitution OF the Uuited
states.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

THE only place in the city to ge. the
following well-known brands of candy Is
ZiegenfeIder's, 1898 Market street: Ray
mer's Pure CONNECTIONS, Whitman's Cele-
brated Chocolates and fine Candies, Wal
lace's Most Excellent and McDonald's
Best on Earth.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
Editor s. z. Rounds Dead.

OMAHA, NEB., December 17.-Hon. S.
P. Rounds, editor and principal proprietor
of the Omaha Republican, died at $50
O'Clock this evening at his residence In the
city of pneumonia, after an illness Of ten
days.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
Rricklayer. Stand by the Printers.

CHICAGO, December 1.-THE Bricklay-
ers and Stonemasons' Union, the strongest
and most wealthy of all the trades unions
in the city, adopted resolution last night
to aid the striking printers, both morally
and financially.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
PhllIies Down the Browns.

SAN ERANCIsos, December 1s.-Phila-
delphis 4, st. Louis Browns 3. Crane
pitched for Philadelphia and King for st.
Louis.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

TaE reports about the vile hell-holes Of
Hurley aud other northern Wisconsin
towns have not been at all exaggerated.
The description OF these fearful places by
, ,rrputahle gentleman who has been con-
n.,,,J With q northern WiseOnSion rail-
n3i is almost beyond belief. These places
are black stains upon Wisconsin, which
that State should wipe out ii it took the
whole state militia to do it. These towns
would seem % he inhabited by human
f.pfs, who commit all the vile crimes in
ths calendar with the utmost impunity.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

SUNDAY School Teachers can find an
excellent assortment of appropriate little
Booklets, ranging in price from 10c to SOC,
at STANTON & DAvENPoRT's.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
10 California, December 10Th and beth
ISS~

1887.
Excursions to Los Angeles and San Fran
.tsoO, ~ C2L:, viii be run from all points on
SI ,ue Z , n-hanGIe Route on Mondays, Deeem-
%s CeI IStn aud 26th, 1857. Pullman Buffet
.ass .t', aau Eastlake Coaches will run through
~ 'o;T ~ LOUIS and Chicago, where connections
VII VII Ce made with through cars running
o,er Sahtornia lines, For full information
asgNulng rates, time of trains, and choice
" IVutes, call on or address the nearest
agent OF the Panhandle Route, or
SAMUEL MOODY,
District Passenger Agent,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

THE solitary delegate to the Republican
Club Conyaotioa tr9m Alabama had some
dlti.ulty in organizing himself
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
PowderlY sim Imnrnrinr-

" EANToN, Pa, December 1S.-Master
workman Powderiy's condition continues
20 .,i improve, and his physician thinks he
Will De able to set up in bed tomorrow. 4
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

AuurGuN, the Frenchmen, who at
tempted t. ass,.Ssinate VI. FERRY, WAS at
talked with dsmentia while being exantn-
,J ard was taken to n mad house.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

Percy {. SMITH, = relative Of Secretary
FA;erHILn, Will succeed the immortal
EuuENr IIIUGINS ~ chief Of the appoint
m,atdiyisioa ottbe Treasury Department.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

SEVERAL thousand men have been
thrown out OF work by the Shut down OF
the Gigar Thompson steel works.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

IApoRrED candied roses and violets,
the only place in the city to get them L
at ZiegeDfelder's.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

TuE SNUu-kMEAIS light will take
place in France; $500 apiece have been
offered tor tickets.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

Til. Crown Princes throat seems TO
posscs4 the fertility of West Virginia bot
tom laut in producing growths OF all
Sgf.S
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

MG. RANDALL is said to have a tariff
measure already formulated, which he ex-
pet, ~lll meet the approval Of the major
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

CONGRESSMAN FORAN, Of Ohio, thinks
one OF the principle objects OF Mr.. CHAM
rgrlAIy's visit 20 this country is to create
sentiment against the Irish cause. If this
H., :, Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN has tailed most
umentIbly.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

JAMES =. Foster, ct New York, WAS
elected President Of the National Reprbll-
rau Lrag2;e.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

uuE whiskyy men have formed a
Trust" There are millions in it.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
THE GROUNDS
GIVEN FOR THE SENATE'S ACTION

In the Faulkner Lucas Senatorial Con-
test
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

Hos. S. ?. EoyNDs, editor Of the Omaha
E.aiT.rt, is dead.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

TaE Republican club convention has ad
IoUyOrd.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

Of the word Legislature" which would not
lGclude body capable of passing and act
ually passing such enactments as these
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-08-11
Medical Virtues of Onions.

Working Women: A mother writes:
s.Once week invariably, and it was
generally when we had cold meat
minced, / gave the children dinner
which was hailed with delight and
looked forward to; this was dish Of
boiled onions. The little things knew
not that they were taking the best Of
medicines for expelling what most
children suffer from-WOrms. Mine
were kept free by this remedy alone.
Not only boiled onions for dinner. but
chives also were they encouraged to
eat with their bread and butter. and
for this purpose they had tufts Of chlvcs
in their little gardens. 1t was medi-
cal man who taught me TO eat boiled
onions as specific for cold in the chest.
He did not know at the time, till / told
him that they were good for anything
| else"
The above appeared in the Lancaster
New Era, and having fallen under the
eye of an experienced physician of that
county, he writes as follows:
The above ought to be published in
letters of gold and hung up beside the
table, SO that the children could read
it and remind their parents that nc
family ought to be without onions the
whole year round. Plant old onions in
the fall, and they will come up at least
three weeks earlier in the spring than
BY spring planting. Give children Of
all ages a few of them raw, as soon rs
they are fit to be eaten; do not miss
treating them with a mess of raw onions
three Of four times week. When they
get too large or too strong to be eaten
raw, then boil or roast them. During
unhealthy seasons, when diphtheri;
and like contagious diseases prevail,
onions ought to be eaten in the spring
of the year at least once week
Onions arc inyigorating andprophylactie
beyond description. Further l chal.
lenge the medical fraternity, or any
mother to point out place where
children have died from diptheria OF
scarlatina anginosa, etc., where onions
were freely used"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-08-11
NOTHIN' TO SAY.

Nothin' to say. my daughter! Nothin at all
to say
Girls that's in love, I've noticed, ginerly has
their way
Yer mother did. afore Won, when her foiks
objected to me-
Yit here am. and here you air. and your
mother-where is she.
You ook lots like your mother: Purity
much same III size.
And about the same Completed: and favor
about the eyes.
Like her. too, about livin' here, because she
couldn't stev.
tn most seem like you was dead Ike
her.-but hain't got nothin' to say.
She left You her little Bible-writ yer name
acrost the page
And left her ear-bobs for you, eft ever you
come of age.
I've allus KEEP EN- and gyaurded 'em, but il
yer goin' away
Nothing to say, my daughter Nothln' q
all to say
You don't rikollect her reckon. No; you
wasn't year old then.
And now yer-how old air yous Why, child
not atwenty - When.
And yer mex birthday s in Aprlle ana you
want to git married that day
**xI wisht yer mother was Twin but
II amt got nothin' to say
Twenty year. and as good cyril as parent
ever found!
There's straw ketched on to yer dress there
I'll bresh it off-turn round.
Her mother was jest twenty when US twt
Nothin to say, my daughter! Nothin' q
all to say.
James Whitcomb Riley in the Century.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-08-11
An Effective Rebuke,

Cambridge, Mass, you know, is a
suburb of Boston, but is itself large
city. 1t is the seat of Harvard, the
oldest college in America. The other
day a Cambridge lady entered crowd
ed horse-car where there were a num-
Der of Harvard undergraduates, all of
whom rose to offer her seat. She
accepted one with thanks. Presently
the car stopped, when a poor woman
with baby in her arms entered it.
The lady waited few moments. and
then finding that her young admirers
took no notice of the woman she rose
and asked her to take her seat. At
once dozen young men sprang up
and again rendered their seats to her,
but she persisted in standing and had
full opportunity of poticing the con-
fusion of the young collegians. 1t was
a quiet, but an effective rebuke. A
statement of the affair soon got over
to the college anG no undergraduate
could be found to admit that he was in
horse-car that evening.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-08-11

One year had elapsed since James
Greene left his Kansas home to come
East to school. He had been welcomed
by his uncle, and at once made himself
at home. Two young men were walk
ing down the Bowery, and one said to
the other:
Il say, Bob, what do you say to